Shoe rest mechanism



Aug. 29, c AN SHOE REST MECHANISM Filed April 8, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Fig-l. 90

F. c. EASTMAN 1,924,233

Aug. 29, 1933.

SHOE REST MECHANISM Filed April 8, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Ohio w? QEQJQ Patented Aug. 29; 1933" FredCLEastrnan, Beverly, Mass.) assignor t'o g, 7

United Shoe'Machi'nery- Corporation, Paterson,

; N.,J.; a" Corporation of New Jersey Application April 8,"','1A931. Serial no. 528510 clai mwr'uiz zs) This invention relates to machines for use the manufacture of shoes, and more particularly to shoe restmechanism forming part of such a machine. The invention isherein illustrated in its application to mechanism forsuppqrt ingthe forepart of a shoe against pressure applied onits bottom face in the lasting thetoe end of the:- shoe, but it isto be understood that it is not" limited to mechanism that actsirrthat particuk larcmanner or in thatparticular,relation toa shoe nor limited to machinesfor lasting shoes;

1930, there was disclosed ,a novel 'sho'e rest or 'the top of the forepartof a shoe, com'p'risinga In a ,copending application-"oi; Fred LaChapelle, SerialvNo. 440,834, flledon April 1,

v group of members mounted in a holder-n andrela;

- advantages as arise from the elimination ofz a:

n that the members will beheld in a uniformly. efe fective manner in operating on difierentf shoes.

In the construction herein illustrated, inwhich n the holder-is moved to press the "members into.

there is provided toggle mechanism which acts tively movable to conform to thecontour of the shoei in response .to pressure of the shoe thereon resulting from relative :move'ment of the shoe and the holder, together with-means controlled;

by the operatorfor there agtersecuring thejmem bers in fixed relationto the ho lder toprovidea; firm support for -the shoefi: object of the present invention is to provide improve'mentsdn shoe rest mechanismof that generalnaturqand P 1 more particularly in the means whereby'the relalw tivelymovable members aresecured in fixedjre i lation to theirholder after their conformity to the contour of the shoe. For the; purposes in view, in one novel-aspect, the invention accordingly provides-means constructed andgarranged to operate in automatically-determinedtime re-a v lation to the relative movement of the shoe and the holderto secure the members' in fixed relation to the holder thus; afiordi'ngnot only such manual operation, but-also increased insurance conformity to-the topofthe forepart of the shoe.

in automatically determined time relation to-lthe' movement of the holdertoward the shoe to" clamp the 7 members against one another and against the holder. i V

"In a further aspect, the invention provides novel means for holding or securing a shoe rest as a whole against movement in response to v pressurev of 'a shoe ,thereon, "the construction. shown comprising means whereby the holder in ahich the above-mentioned relatively' movable is s I u v '1 not above {described the machine is provided with a shoe rest arranged toengage the'shoe on the top -1l0 a members are mounted is clampedlagainst'a rela tively stationary" part of the machineto' hold it v frictionally against:reverse movement afteri its f movementtowardthe shoei As illustrated,-the

holder is "thus clamped and heldbythe action of the same means'that clamps; the relatively. move.

ablemembers againstone anothersan d against {the 6 .1

holder."

Theabove and otilrifatu' esjbrittleinventionf including alsdnovel. detailsflofjthe' holder for the relatively movable shoe restnm'embers and combinations 'o fpartsiwill now; be more particuf larlydescribed by reference" to the ap om'p y; 'ing' drawings andpointed out inv the I:

- 151 l Vi a l the invention is embodied; I" l Fig, 2 showsin elevation afportionlolf the StrucN- I ture as viewed irom the left-hand side'of Fig. 1 l

' ig. 4 shows fpartlyinelevation and partly inf section another portioniof the structureas viewed ffrom the left handfside 01 Fig; 1.f

The invention is herein illustrated a toe-lasting" maohine thegeneral organization of; whiohisidisclosed inLetters-Patent No.,1','91 s,274, Y

.granted'on 'July' 18', '1933, upon1an' application'of F. N. Lachappelle'and F. C, Eastman. "Only such portions oI the machine', therefore, as it ls neces 5 sary refer to fpr an of, in venue-nine hemin wn w l be described in detail a "The machine includes toeembracing wipers which are; operatedto wipeithe margin'of the toe 90 end ofthe upperginw'ardly over an insole on the lastland to press itulpqnihe insole, andr under-{ v I fastening-'rnechanism comprising a guide IZ'for aQ" gang of iaste'nings and their drivers which is j moved into operative position in front of the;

edges of the wipersras illustrated in Fig.4." The positionvof the last and. shoe relation to the lasting i'means i s-Qdetermined =by' a pluralityf of pins'jl ifast on a plate 16 secured to afixed arm; 6o

18, these pins being arranged to project throughholes in'the insole into sockets formed in metal. n

'bushings 19 in the last.- f The pinsf14 serve as H t means againstwhichthe last is. pressed upward andheld firmly tosupport it against pressure ap-f-105f v plied onthebottom vof the'shoe in theulastingfl' operation. I u v V For supporting the "last and shoe in the man-' inelevation and partly] i 1f insectionshowing portionsofa machineihwhich 1 v, t

Figlgiis plan vievv with-zparts' broken ants I as applied .to v

I to one another in a group -extendingboth lengthwiseand laterally.- of the shoe: with the upper Q 7 I them to move lengthwise relatively to one an-i Y other in response to pressure ofthe shoe on contact of the rods with'the shoe. The rods are ends-of the rodsldirected toward the top of the forepart of the shoe, the lower, endsof vthe rods resting upon a soft rubber pad 22 which permits their upper-ends and thus to conform to'the contour; of the top of the forepartlof "the Mounted on the upper ends otth rodsis'a, cap

24 0f thin flexible leather which prevents direct confined in a holder coinprisin'gjthree Side' plates 26', 28 ancl L n-arranged in triangular relation and "supported on a horizontal'plate 32 having a hol-c, low depending stemdetachably' mounted on the upper endfofa: rod 34. {The plate 32 serves also asxasupport for'therubber pad 22 which is conhe'reinshown we p1ates26 and 28 are integral.

finedbygthe sideplates. In the construction with each other and are secured in fixed relation to" the plate "32,' while the 'plate' is. movable relatively to the, otherfpla tes' to clarhpandsecu're l as a o a :f m

the rods in'fizie d'relationtoone another and I rto 'their holder after thevhave conformed to the .cemqur-oethe shoe. '7 To render the. clamping pressure. more effective," also, the construction shown is such that the groupo'f rods is-not ext'ended to the apicesofla triangle, but has a hex 7 the plates 26 and 28 being shapedi'to give ne group this form atone corner.

if of thetriangular holder and movable wedge.-

shaped jclampingpieces-35 and 38 being inserted lo; the same purpose atthe 'othert wo cor'ners. 7 It' will be observed thatthe plate 30 has portions that overlap respectively an edge of the plate 26a'nd' I aside face r the plate28 to guide itinits movements to 'clampand release the rods. j

Itgwillbe understood that 'initially the shoe "rest is inalower position'tha'n' indicated in thev drawings, to permit the lastan'dshoe 'to' be' mounted on the pins 14, and that it is lnoved up: wardly' to press the rods 20 into conformity-to the contour of the shoe and to serve thereafter as a. 'supportjfor thefshoe. v Forthis'purposethe rod:

34 is mounted for vertical movements in bearings. in the frame of the machine and is 'moved-upwardly bya sleeve member .40 which ,isislidingly movable on the rojcland'actssthroughia spring 42 on a collar '44; fast on therod. "I'he 'sleeve member iqacts on the spring through, .a,collar" 4 6 lgjsllqlnglyill'lOl/fiblOILS; reducedportion ol' theirod 34 and is'arra'nged to restona shoulder :48 on the rod when-the parts :are in starting posi 4 tions, 1' The" sleeve member,- i e-connected at its:

opposite sides by links 150' toftheforked end ofa lever 52 pivoted. on the frame of thegmachine and connectedby' a li'nk' 54.to a crank pin-56' carried by'a gearwheel 58 whichis fast on a power-1 operated shaftY' GOJ {As disclosed in the above mentioned Letters Patent, fthe shaft QOfis operated through clutch-controlled mechanism where by itfiis' turned: through a half revolutionat each izactnation'of the clutch. Accordingly,.upon one laetnationgofc the clutch, the shoerest isi moved up f wardly into supporting engagement with theshoe,

and uponra secondactuationofthe'clutch, after the lasting operationshavebeen performed, it is returned to its startingiposition.

For purposes of this invention the machine is provided with mechanism that operates in auto matically determined. time relation'to the move ment of thefshoe rest'tow'ard the shoe to impart to the, plate BOjmoVement to clamp the rods 2Q in relation to one another and to their holder after they have conformed to the'contour of the shoe. 1 This mechanlsm' includes -a' cylindrical mernber 62 mounted for turning'movement about a vertical axis in a bearing in theyframe, of-the machine and'having its upper portion 'soshaped V as to provide an eccentric shoulder 64" arranged 'to bear on a lug '66 projecting from the this shoulderjbeing' elongated vertically to'per- ,mit. the upward and downward movements ofrthe shoe rest'whilemaintaining a close relation '"at 1" all timestoj.the l1ug 66. Clampedon the lower end ofthe member 62 1s an arm 68 which is op-r eratedr b'y a toggle comprising two links '70 and 72 connected together by a pin-74,- the link 70 being connected*tofithefarm 68' -by'a" V socket joint and the-link 72 being mounted on a pin 76'in-the fram'e offth e machine. Thegli'nk V v .70 comprises two portions which Q are threaded together and relativelyfadjustable to vary the clamping pressureon the rods 20. The toggle is operated through a link 78'con'nected to the pin 74;.1811dh81vlng fastthereon two collars 80 and 82 between "whichis slid ably'mounted a sleeve mem her 84 connected by an-arm'86to a 'pin88 where-' by I one of ithe previously-mentioned links *50 is sho'e 'rest rod '34" its upward movement 7 The connected to;thef'slevef 10.-- It' will-thusbe seen that the sleeve 'member 84 isfoper'atedby the, V lever 52- 'as thisleveris moved to impart to the collars 80 and "82, hiiiwever, are spaced apart to provide for -such }lost motiona's to permitflthe shoe rest to bef raised andpressed firmly against the shoe prior to the application of any substantial-clamping pressure to therrods As soon as the sleeve 84-enga'g'es' the collar 801t raise' the link "78,;an d during' further' compres st a s tefi e e l the member 62, so that 1 its shoulder 364' imparts v clamping movement tO-theplate'BO; ,At the end -115= begins w i sion' of the springf lzthe :link is operated to v of this-*operation thev toggle: is substantially straight, as illustrated 'in Fig.1, and the shoerest rods 20' are clamped nrm1y against. one another 7 and against their holder to prevent them from g moving relatively 'to' the holder in response to pressure of the shoe thereonf' infthe "lasting oper'ationirf r r v In order to maintain the shoe rest in position to serve as afir'msupportfor the: shoe it is necjessaryalso to-prevent any downward movement lot the above-mentioned-holder and its'supporting rod 34 in response to pressureVof-the shoe on i the shoe rest. For this purpose the invention'f; in its :illust'rated'embodiment, further provides means whereby the .hojlderisclamped to' hold it :frictionally against any downward m'ov'em'en t'.

- This means comprises-a rib I p rojeting from 1 the plate 26 of the 'holde'randhavin'gthe'form of aJwedge-with converging side faces extending;

into a'cQrrespondingopening formed in aj mem -E ber"92 which is fast on; the frame of'the m w chine, this member having faces arranged for clamping engagement with the faces of the-rib 90., It willibe observed that the wedge faces on r the. rib. 90 .andglthe cooperating faces on the. member 392- extend'lin parallelfrelation to the, direction of-mo'vement of. the shoe rest, so that" the clampingmeans will act withthe sameefifec- .tiveness regardless'of the position of theshoethe member 92 by theaction o1 thersanie eccentric :shoulder .64 that imparts .to the platef30 it s movementto clamp the rods 20, shoulder accordingly acting as a clamp member at the,

opposite side, of the shoe rest Irom the .;member 92, and also assisting by frictional contact with 1,

" the lug 66 in holding the shoe rest against downward movement. It will beunderstood that the rib 90 is at all times substantially in contact :with

themember 92 so that it maybe firmly clamped against this member bya'negligible amount of f lateral movement ofthe shoe; rest holder permitted'byplay of the-plate 32 on therodae and of;,the rod 34 in'it's-bearings'. This; retaining meanstakes the place of pawl-and-ratchet-mechanism heretofore provided for supporting "the shoerest and insures that the latte'rlwill be held sponse to pressure of a shoe thereon to conform precisely in any position to whichit is moved in clamping a shoe. It will beevident thatthe' member 92 also acts as an abutment to supportv the shoe rest against'the rod-clampingpressur'e applied to the plate 30.

I Having described the; invention, what I .claim i as new anddesireto secure by Letters latent of the United States is;

to preseureoi a shoe thereon to conform tothe contour of the shoe, a holder for said members, means-for effecting relative movement of said holder and the-shoe'to cause. the members to; conform to the contour of theshoe, and mecha l 'nism constructed and arranged to. operate in automaticallydetermined, time relation to relative movement to secure the members i -fixed relation to the holder. 1

2. In ashoe machine, a shoe rest comprising a to one another andrelatively movable'in reto the contour of the shoe, a holder in which said members are mounted, meansfor effecting, relative'movement of said holder iand theshoe to cause the'members to conIorm to the contour of the shoe, and mechanism constructed and ,arw ranged to operate in automatically determined time relation to said relativemovement to clamp;

the members against one another and against the holder. i

3. In a shoe'machine, a shoe rest arranged to. engagea shoe on the top of the forepart, said shoe rest comprising a group of parallelrodsexe tending heightwise oftheeshoein contiguousrelation to one another and relatively movable in] response topressure of the shoethereon to conform to the contour of the shoe, a holder in which a said rods are mounted,means for effecting relative movement of said holder and the shoe to cause the .rods to conform to the'contourof the shoe, and mechanism constructed and arranged to operate in automatically determined time relation to said relative movement to clamp the rods against one another and against theholder.

4. In a'shoe machine, a shoe-rest arrangedto engage a shoe on the topof the forepart,: saidshoe 1 rest comprising a group of 1 members relatively movable in response to pressure of the shoe there-.

on to conform to the contour of the shoe, a holder in which said members are mounted,

means 'forjmoving saidholder toward the shoe I to cause the members to conform tothe-contour' of the shoef a nd, mechanism 'rory securing said members in flxed'relationtoth'e holder in autogroup of members arranged in contiguous relation:

member. I

ment of the holder.

maticallyidetermined'timerelation tothe ove; f

I 5-. In a shoemachine', a shoerest arranged to/ engage. a shoe on thetop of. the forepart, said; shoe rest; comprising a group 0fv members 'relatively movable in response 'to pressure: Of'lth shoe thereon to conform to 'thecontour of the 1 jshoe,;a holder forsaid'members comprising} parts of-par'ts'of theholder o I o ,6. In a shoemachine, a shoe rest arranged to engage a shoe .ontheltop of'the forepart, said tively movable in response "to .prssure. of -the shoe thereon,toboriformftojthe contour of the constructed, and arrangedto operateflinipre determined time relat'ionfltc the movement of wthe holder' to'ffect the relative clamping move-5 ment'oflparts of the holder.

shoe rest comprising a group'of memb ers rela shoe, a holder for said members comprising Parts relatively movable to clamp. the membersin fixed i ,relation thereto, meansff orf moving the holder toward thesho'e to'cause the'members to como'rm; 7 I H to the'contour of the shoe, and toggle mechanism v V 1. Ina shoe machineya shoe rest comprising a,- group or members relatively movable in response'i a In a shoemachinega shoerest arranged to-"' engage a shoe on the; top of the. forepart, "said shoe rest f'comprising agro'up of members" rela tively movable in response to pressure of ,thefl' shoe-thereon to conform to thecontour 'olf the shoe;'a' holder for 'said members comprisingpartsfi relatively movable to clamp th'e'fmemblers in fixed a relation thereto, a device for moving said holder ltow'ardthe shoe to cause the membersto conform to the contourof the shoe,,mechanism.for efiecting relative clamping movementcoff parts of the holder, and a lost-motion connection between said device and mechanism to cause the clamping of I the group of members after-a predetermined.

movement of the holder toward the shoe.

8. In a shoe machine, a shoe est engage a shoe on the top of the forepart," said "120, T arranged to shoe restcomprising a group of members relatively movable heightwise of theshoe in response to pressure of the'shoe thereon to conformto the .contour of the 3 shoe, a holder ror said members 1 comprising parts relativelymovable to clamp the"; members in fixed relation thereto after their con formity to the contour of the shoe,- ,andian eccentric member arrangedatrone .sideof the holder; and rotatable about an axis extendingheightwise V of the shoe to effect the relative ,clampingmovement of parts of the holder.

,9. In --'a: shoe machine, a shoe restv arranged to engage a shoe on the top of 'the'forepart, sai'd'shoe rest comprising agroup of members relatively contour ofthe shoe, a holder ior said members .10. In a shoe machine, a

v 'arrahgdto engage a shoe on,--the' topof the forepartysaid shoe rest comprising a, plurality of members rela-L v movable heightwise of the "sh'oein response to pressure of, the shoe thereon ,to .conform to the tively'movahle heightwiseof thev shoe ih response topressure of the shoe thereon to conform "to.

the contourrof the -shoe,.anda holdernof substan- I a engage a. shoe on the top of the forepart, shoe rest being 'movab'le heightwise, oi the I shoe in the course ofthefoperation' of the machine; and meansconstructedand arranged to act the tia'lly triangu ar shapeiiinwhich said; members are mounted; different. triangularly arranged sides of said'holder' 'be'ing[relatively movable t'o' clamp the members in fixed relationtothe holder after theyhaveconformed to the contour of the '11; ;In a shoelmaehi'ne, a shoe' 'rest arranged to: engage on the top or ;the' for'epart, said shoe restc'or'riprising a plurality'of members rela- I tively movable hei'ghtwise of the shoe in response topressure of the shoe thereon to coniormto the" contour of the shoe, and aholder of substantially triangular shape in which said-members are Inount'edj' two of the threesides cream holder being arranged;injfixe'd relation to eachother and 'thex ithird' side being movable relatively to; in x the'othertwo sidesfto clampfthe members relation to the'holder after they have conformed 'atively'movable heightwise of the shoe response o to pressure of the shoe thereon to coniormto';

' the oontourfof the shoe," ,andja holder of'fsube' -stantially t rian gular "shape iii whichsaidgrnemef here are mounted one of the'threesids cream; holder being inovable relativelyito the other t vo 1 f sides toola'mplthe memb'ers infixed relation to", thehol'd'er after they have 'conformedto the -contour of shoe, said movable side'having portionsarranged to overlap the other two, tolgu ideit in its clamping moveme t. v I 134111 a shoe machine, "a shoe rest arrangedto' engage a'shoe on the top oithe forepart said sh'oe rest comprising a plurality of members relae tively movahle in response to pressure of the: g

' and havmg'thereon; a lateral progeotion pro vided with oonverging faces, and adevice have to the. contour of the shoe.

".engage asho e on the 'top'oi'; the 'forepart, fsaid. prising a plurality of members 'relv shoe rest com sides shoethereon toconform tether-contour ofthe sho e and a holder of;substantially triangular shape comprisingi parts relatively movable to {clamp said members ,infixed relation thereto aiter they have conformed to theoontour of the 7 shoe, said holder-havingineans for confining the members in ,a form.-.

relation thereto after they have conformed to the .oontouzfofithe shoe, and a wedge-shaped er and slidahle in response to the'rje'lative move ment vof said parts to to themembers,

engagea on the top of the forepa'rti s'ai'df shoe rest' conipris-ing a pluralityof members relativelymovable'inresponse to pressure of the-shoe' contourofthe shoe, and Wedgie-shaped pieces which said members are mounted, one side of said mentof the shoe rest.

12(1In aishoemachinea sl'ioe restarrahgfid to 0f ior'forcing 'tionally' against movement in sure of the shoe thereon; v. a i o P 3 9? zog na shoe machine, a shoe'rest, arranged to a shoe machine; a shoe rest arranged to engage a shoe onthe top of the forepa rt, said'shoe restlcomprisinga plurality of members relatively 1 movable in response to pressure of'the shoe thereonto conform to the contour'ofithe shoe, .a holder iof substantially triangular sh'apein which said members are mounted, opartslof said holder being:

relatively movahle to clamptliememhers in fined a 1 olarnpin ressure v r y v g machine, andrneans arranged-toast onthe' shoe I 15,-:Inas Qe'machine, a, shoerest arranged to resume-lonely tqhotd egalnstreversemove mamas:

suretoithemembers.

11 ,111 a shoehmachine, a shoe rest arranged tionallyonthe shoe rest after such movement tohold it againstmovementin response to pressure 0ftheshoe thereon; said'rri'eans Comprising frictionally engaged surfaces extending in substantially parallel reIation to the direction of move 17. In a shoe machine, a shoe rest arranged to.

engage a' 'sho'eon the top of the forepart', said shoe res'tfb'ein'g movable heightwise of the 'shoe in the coursej of the operation-of the r'nachine andmeans constructed andarranged to act on the shoe rest at thefopposite sides thereof after such; movementftoclamp and hold-"it friotioha'lly againstmoveineht ini response'to pressure of the shoe thereon, said means-'con'iprising a station- I ary frictionrneinber at onesi'de ofthe'shoerest anda niovab rn embe'rat the opposide side there t-against said stationary member.

V 18, Ina shoe'machine, a shoe'res't'arrang'ed to engage a shoe on the top of thefdrepart, said shoe, rest being movable heightwise of the shoe tin the course of the operation'lof the machine;

and Wedge mecha ism arranged to be operated after such movementlofthe shoe i'est toihold it frictiohally against movementin responseto pressure of the shoe thereon, said"me"chanism j j having iwedge' faces extending in substantially parallel relation the shoe -rest.'

to the directionof m ovement or I l 9. En a' shoe machine, a shoe"rest 'arrangfed to r engage'ashoe on the top of the ram art; said shoe rest being inovahlei'heig htwise of the in the course of theoperation of the machine ing" faces c'orrespondingly arranged 5 for clamping engagement with saidconverging Iaoesafter such movement of "the. shoe restftof hold" it fric engage a shoe'on the top of the 'for'epart, said shoe rest being movable heightwiseof the shoe the reven p i jr course of. the operation of the inachine', clamp- 1 ing means arranged to act on the shoe rest fric- I tionalljyat one sidether'eof to hold it against InoVement and automatic means for applying pressure to theother side of the shoe rest at-a predeterminedtime in the operaticn of the ma 7 chineto force; ito'against said'clamp ing rneans l 1 2 1LIn'a shoe machine, nearest arranged to: a

engage a shoe on thetop oi the forepart, said shoe rest beingrnovab-le intosupporting relation to the shoe in the course of the operation of the ment, "said niea'n s comprising; a mammary-en to the direction of rnovement f the tion to the shoe in the oourseof the operation or the "machine, and automatic 'jtog'gle-operated I I I I I I I I I =means fonapplying. clamping wlpressure "to the movably mounted in the corners of the holder 14o gaged surface ext'ending in 1 substantially paralv shoe, machine, a shoerest arranged to 5 shoe; rest at a side thereof after its'moveinent into tionally against reverse movement.

23. In a shoe machine, a shoe rest comprising a group of members relatively movablefin re-' sponse to pressure of ashoe thereon tocon form engage a shoeonthe top of the forepart, saidshoe rest comprising a group of members relatively "movable in response to "pressure of the to the contour of the shoe,.a movable holder in which said members are mounted, and means for clamping said members in fixed relation to the 1 holder after they have conformed to the contour .of the shoe and for also'clamping the holder frictionally to prevent movement thereof in re sponse to pressure of the shoe on the members.

24; In a shoe machine} a shoe rest arranged to engage ajshoefon the top'of thelforepart, vsaid shoe rest comprising algroup of membersrela-f tively movable in response to pressure of'the, shoe thereon to conform to the contour of the shoe, a movable holder in which saidmembers are mounted, parts 'of said holder being relatively movable to clamp themembers in fixed relation thereto after they have conformed to the contour of the shoe; and means for effecting relative clamping movement ofsaid partsof the holder and for also clamping the holder frictionally to" prevent movement thereof in respons to pressure of the shoe on the members; 1 r t 25. In a shoe machine, a shoe rest arranged to engage a shoe on the top of theforepart, said shoe rest comprises a' group. of members rela tively movable in response to pressure of the shoe thereon to conform to the contour of the shoe, a movable holder inJWhich said members are mounted, parts of said holder being relatively movable to clamp the members in fixed relation thereto after they have conformed to :the contour of the shoe, a device at one side ofqthe, holder for applying pressure thereto to effect relative clamping movement of said parts, and a an abutment at the other side of'the holder against which the holder isclam'ped frictionallyf shoe thereon-to conformto the contour of the shoe, a holder in-which said members are mount-Q,

ed ,parts of said holder being relatively movable I to' clamp the members infixed relation thereto? by said pressure to prevent movement thereof response to pressureof the. shoe on said mem- 'bers.': f 1,1

26. Ina shoe machinaa shoe-rest arranged to after they have conformedto the'contou'r of the shoe; means for 'movi'ngthe holder .towar d the shoe, and devices at; opposite sides of ,said hold'er arranged in cooperative relation toefiect relativefclamping' movement'of the parts of the holder and also tocla'mp; the holder frictionally to prevent reverse movement thereof in response to pressure of the shoe on said members.

27. In-,a-shoe, machine, a shoe f rest arrangedto engage a shoe on the top of the forepart, sai d shoe rest comprising a group of "members rela",

tively movable in response to pressure ofthe shoe thereon to conform to the contour ofth'e shoe, a

.100' I holder in vvhi ch said members are mounted, parts 1 i j 1 of said holder bein'grelatively movable to clamp;

themembers in' fixed relation theretoflafter they have conformed to the contour of the shoe, means for moving the holder toward the shoe, and mechanisin constructed and arranged to operate in automaticallydetermined time relation to the 'movement of the holder to efiect relative clamping movement of saidparts and also "to clamp the". holder frictionally to prevent reverse movement} 2 thereof in responsetopressureof the shoe on'said 'I member$$ i a FRED; EASTli/IAK 

